New TV

1/6/08
We had planned to buy a big screen/plasma/HD TV as a family Christmas present but couldn't bring ourselves to take the money out of savings. Out of the blue we were able to sell a vehicle we no longer needed and guess what, it was enough to buy the TV we wanted. This is My Man doing all the technical stuff that actually makes it work. He is sooooo good at this stuff. I on the other hand would have had to hire help.





1/8/08

Aren't these the prettiest little bunnies?
We have started a new fiber group in town. We meet every Tuesday night at the coffee shop at Hastings. If you are in town on a Tuesday stop on by. We don't have a name, yet, or rules, or bylaws or officers or any of that stuff. We just meet to knit, crochet, etc. This was our first night and one of the ladies was making bunnies to give with a book/books when a baby is born. Everyone is different in size and
personality. They are just too cute
















1/12/08
Ahhhh, the new TV. I should have taken a photo when there was something knitting related but to get that I would need to remember to get my camera before my knitting and I are camped out on the couch. Too much trouble. I can tell you knitting is very nice to watch on a larger TV. Instead you get My Man watching reruns of "Seinfeld".

A Quick Note

Can you tell I get bored easily? Time to change the blog appearance again.
I have lots to blog about, some of it actually knitting related but we are leaving soon for a day in the city. Nebraska Furniture Mart, jewelry store to have my rings checked, a book store or two, any structure that houses yarn and any other adventures we can find a long the way.
Stay tuned. I hope to have stash enhancing photos later.
Stay warm where ever you are. It is 3 degrees here and there is snow on the ground.

Catching up

How hard is it to take a photograph once a day? Not difficult at all. How hard is it to remember to take one photograph a day? That seems to be a bit more of a problem. So, rather than quitting, feeling defeated, etc. I am going with this story.
It takes approximately 30 repetitions of something for it to become habit. I have not yet had 30 days in which to develop the habit of taking one photograph a day. As I move through the year it will become a habit and I will be happy with the number of photographs I have taken in 365 days. Sounds good to me anyway.

1/4/08 - 4/365


The nasty stomach bug had left me feeling no worse for wear by Monday. Above you see my clothes laid out to go to work on Friday morning. I never got to put them on. I crawled back into bed and dealt with them later. Unfortunately my dear husband started getting sick Sunday night. It was a very long night for him. He was feeling better by the end of the week but today has been pretty bad again. We are not sure if he is sick again or still sick but whatever it is, he is sick.



1/5/08 - 5/365
I have a Beta that keeps me company in my office/studio/nest. I noticed that I could see our deck through the fish bowl so that is the shot I was going for. I love the second one because I think the fish was posing for that one.

Project 365 - 1/3/08 - 3/365

My world came to a screeching halt early yesterday a.m. A stomach bug of some sort and I won't give you any details. I am moving more this afternoon but not very fast. I'm not sure my brain has cleared enough to be blogging but I have to do something to stay upright.

I took this photo on the 1/3/08 because I knew the tree was coming down and it was just too good of a subject. The look I wanted to get was more of a night shot, glowing "candles", etc. I got that shot but this is the one I wanted to share. It reminds me of Christmas circa 1958. My dear husband was a wee lad and I was celebrating my first Christmas. The picture is a bit grainy and is in general very much like many of the photos I have of us from that time period.
Camera specifics are: Color mode B&W, ISO 200, 1/60 at 2.8, with on camera flash.

This is more what I was shooting for. Both are straight out of the camera as my brain is not able to deal with anything more technical at this time.

It's a Party

A birthday party to be exact and the birthday gal is giving the gifts. Check out Phoe's blog and join in wishing her a happy 30th birthday. I picked a light green present. Looks like maybe a book???

I found this delightful blog via another delightful blog Studio D.
Diane is a Ravelry friend and I have learned a lot about blogging, computers, cameras, etc. from her in a very short time.

365 and KU

KU first.
With this touchdown we are now 17-0.
GO HAWKS!


2/365 Wednesday, January 2, 2008


This is a sweater I picked up at a thrift store. It is 100% wool and terribly scratchy. I can hardly touch it so I plan to fell it and create something else with the fabric. It also has some neat adornments that will go into other projects as well.
No special setting with the camera. The colors caught my eye.
















This is the back side of the log cabin blanket I am knitting for my son. It was in a basket next to the chair the sweater was on. Again I was drawn to the colors as well as the additional color changes where I pick up stitches. There are also bamboo circulars and the yarn from a shawl lying on top of the blanket.

Happy New Year

I love fireworks. It was fun to watch them on TV and around the neighborhood last night.

We had a pretty quiet night. Ordered pizza for supper, watched "Stardust" and then watched the New Year's festivities. I did a little knitting and some reading and that was pretty much the extent of our partying. We are headed out shortly to see "National Treasure".
OK, back from "National Treasure". A good action movie, pretty improbable but that's OK. My daughter said it was too intense for her. In all an entertaining movie.

Project 365
http://photojojo.com/content/tutorials/project-365-take-a-photo-a-day/
Ravelry group: project 365 ers

I am going to try it. Take one photograph a day for 365 days. At the least one a week but I would hope I can do better than that.

Unless otherwise noted the camera is a Cannon PowerShot G9. I will give specifics of the shot if I was trying for a specific technique, learned something, etc. Some of the shots I'm sure will be just that shots for no particular reason.

1/365

















I made this rather large dishcloth as part of an exchange and didn't get it mailed with the rest of the package. I took several photographs but liked the texture of this one.
3.5, 1/40, 200, no flash, macro, daylight with reflectors

Had better join the family and get some knitting done. Will need 365 fodder for the coming days.